St. Paul daily globe., 1887-11-24
Adjourned Meeting.

ST. PAUL, Oct. IS, 1887.
Board met al , p. ID, pursuant to adj
iOurnment of the 18th inst.
Present: MeSsrs. Barrett, Quinby,
Starkey and Mr.. President.
In the matter of the bid opened and
read on the Eth inst, for the paving of
Sixth street, from College avenue to
Oak street, with pine blocks and curb
ing with granite, including the neceS-
sary sewer connections. the Engineer
reported said bid back as too high. Re-
port accepted and upon motion said bid
was rejected and the Clerk was directed
to readvertise for bids for said improve
ment.
The Engineer having submitted plans
and specifications for the paving of
Selby avenue. from st. AlbanS street to
Summit avenue Except between the
rails of the cable line. and between the
tracks and for one foot on each side of
the outside rails of said tracks, where
the st. Paul City Railway company is
supposed to pave with granite), with
cedar blocks and curbing with granite,
including The necessary sewer cOnEec-
tiOns TO the. property lines, the same
were examined and approved, and the
Clerk was, directed to advertise for bids
for said impTgvement.
In the matter of the order of the park
commissioners directing the Board TO
appraise and assess the damages and
compensation to be paid to parties en-
titled thereto, for the condemnation of
certain property for public park to be
known as ~1ndian Mounds park" and
to assess all parcels of land benefited
80 per cent of the costs and expenses
necessary TO be incurred by the cOndem-
nation of said property for said park,
the same was taken up and after hear
ing the the testimony of James Middle
ton, J. j. Lawrence, 7. III. Kelly,
AdOlph Munich, Thomas Burke, Arch
claus Pugh, George w. BOhn and ID. ID.
Merrill under oath. as to the value of
said property, said matter was laid over
to the 22d inst. at 9:30 a. m.
The following estimates and bills
were examined and allowed, tO-wit:
Estimate No. /, Dakota avenue paw
ing, Wabasha street Bridge to Congress
street, Folsom 4 Murray contractors; ;
amount due, SLIPS.
Estimate No. I, Case street grading,
Mississippi street to Forest street,
Dale K Baumgardner contractors:
amount due, S4s4.50.
Estimate No. ]. Colborne street sewer,
Seventh street to jefferson avenue,
II. Hansen contractor: amount due, 1925.
Estimate No. l, Eleventh street sewer,
Jackson street to Robert street, White
l. Adams, contractors: amount due,
s340.
Estimate No. l, Dale street grading.
Marshall avenue TO Maryland street,
Cooper & Harper, contractors; amount
due, 81, ,7S5.
Estimate No. and final, Ross and
Fauquier street grading, Cooper Il Har-
per. contractors; amount due, $2,744.
Estimate No. 5 and final. jackson
street paving, Ninth street to Pearl
street, Folsom Il Murray, contractors:
amount due. S3,621.
Estimate No. and final, FairmOunt
place, etc.. and st. Adams street grad
ing and sewering, p. ii. Thornton, con-
tractor; amount due, S6,502.7O.
Estimate No. S and final, Cass street
grading, Mississippi street to Forest
Street. Dale & Baumgardner, con-
tractors; amount due. $2.346.50.
Bill of Quinby Il Abbott of 35 cents,
castOrs, Sept. 20, 1887.
Adjourned.
X. J.. GORMAN. President.
WE ERWIN. Clerk Board Public Works.